Shop Talk

The Elmwood welcomes a new optical store and real estate office while a boutique in the North Shattuck area selling kids' toys and clothes is shutting up shop.

The latest local business news for Berkeley.

Three decades-old businesses closed, or are closing soon; there's a new car shop in town; plus: questions over a longstanding bait-and-tackle store.

Nordic House is closing after operating in the East Bay for 57 years, as is jewelry store Kiss My Ring. Women's clothing boutique Lobelia shuttered in January.

There's lots of activity among bike shops and a new flower shop in town, while a longstanding purveyor of salvaged wood is closing up shop after over 40 years.

Don't miss the latest in Berkeley business news: changes for Fastline Shipping, Ron's Berkeley Muffler, Rockridge Two Wheels and Solano Jewelers.

Several Berkeley businesses have been on the move, while a new service and maintenance center for Tesla owners is about to open.

Catch up on the latest news about Berkeley's independent local businesses.

This week: A new store on Fourth Street serving "the busy professional/nomad," a cat-lovers' startup and an app that promises to make parking in Berkeley a breeze.

A return to Berkeley for a Sausalito-founded clothes store, a new "green" hair salon, a popup sock shop, a yoga studio expands from San Francisco and Dark Entry closes — catch up on on latest local business news.